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- Hurricane Sandy lashes Haiti; Oxfam aims to prevent cholera outbreaks
- Authorities issued a state of alert across all 10 departments of the country.
- Haiti dodges eye of storm, but camp dwellers still at risk from flooding and cholera
- Widespread suffering from hurricane Isaac, Oxfam plans cholera prevention work
- In need of a better WASH: Water, sanitation, and hygiene policy issues in post-earthquake Haiti
- This research initiative examined Haiti’s water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector before and following the January 12, 2010 earthquake, and the work of ...
- Ti koze sou kolera: In rural Haiti, Oxfam takes to the airwaves
- Oxfam reaches out to remote communities about cholera, strengthening preparedness and easing fears.
- Marlin Mine: Violence and pollution lead to call for suspension
- Concerns about human rights violations and the environment in Guatemala lead indigenous communities to seek a suspension of mine operations in western ...
- Haiti: Reducing the risk of flooding in Artibonite
- A local mayor enlists support from Oxfam to address major flooding in his community in rural Haiti.
- After the quake: Preventing disease
- Oxfam has built latrines and bathing stalls, and provided basic necessities, such as soap and toothbrushes to thousands of people living temporarily in camps, ...
- Oxfam on the ground in Haiti: Captured in photos
- One month after the earthquake, Oxfam is providing water, latrines, plastic sheeting, and relief materials–as well as cash payments for work—to thousands who ...
- Fixing up the land, little by little
- Farmer Lucas Izapo says it could take three or four more years to recover his land. Part III of III
- Coffee cooperatives still rebuilding after Stan
- How Guatamalan coffee cooperatives are recovering from heavy rains. Part I of III
- Pacific Rim case against the Salvadoran government begins
- Civil society group criticizes handling of dispute between mining company Pacific Rim and the Salvadoran government, says environmental issues and the rights ...
- Improving the wells improves community health in flood-prone parts of El Salvador
- Capped wells lined with a volcanic-rock filter provide families in Salvadoran communities with clean drinking water.
- Hardest hit: El Salvador
- “Healthy wells,” tightly sealed to keep out contamination after floods, provide clean drinking and cooking water for families.
- New deadlines not enough to finalize a 'development' trade round
- Empty promises
- What happened to 'development' in the WTO's Doha Round?
- Oxfam in Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean
- All across this diverse and beautiful territory, new faces of leadership are emerging. Women, rural communities, and small farmers are adding their voices to ...
- Backroom Deals Enable DR-CAFTA to Pass
- Bad Trade Agreement Could Devastate Agriculture, Deepen Poverty in Central America
- Farmers in the US speak out
- Farmers in the US and Central America had similar concerns about DR-CAFTA.
- From Cancun to Miami
- The FTAA Threat to Development in the Hemisphere
- Grounds for Change
- Market volatility and declining terms of trade, along with inadequate access to infrastructure, financial resources, and market information, put sustainable ...
- "The" Trade Debate
- DR-CAFTA became a symbolic debate about free trade in the Americas—and the world.
- Congressional Testimony: The Implementation of DR-CAFTA
- A Raw Deal for Rice Under DR-CAFTA
- OXFAMExchange Fall 2002
- What's in your coffee? Oxfam's coffee campaign. Plus Afghanistan, Make Trade Fair campaign, and the Hopi people's struggle for clean, safe drinking water.
- Oxfam America partner Dr. Juan Almendares receives humanitarian award
- "My greatest inspiration was my mother...When I graduated from the university, I had three callings: To work on behalf of the poor, to educate, and to dedicate ...
- Interview: Victor Campos
- Victor Campos, 46, a civil engineer specializing in environmental issues, works for Centro Alexandro Von Humboldt, an Oxfam partner from Nicaragua.
- Interview: Mario Rodriguez
- Mario Rodriguez, 40, an economist specializing in intellectual property, works for CIDECA, an Oxfam partner in Guatemala.
- Interview: Jose Angel Tolentino
- Jose Angel Tolentino, 43, an economist specializing in international trade, works for FUNDE, an Oxfam partner in El Salvador.
- Coffee farmers' determination inspires action
- Despite challenges, coffee campaign manager finds reasons for hope.
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